Crap Towns / Coleshill / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Coleshill?

There were 6.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Coleshill from April 2023 to March 2026, 11% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 3.4. In 2025/26 it was 8.8, up from 4.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	4.3	5.2
2024/25	5.9	5.4
2025/26	8.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.4	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.0	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Pheasey	14.2 km	9.8
Fazeley	9.9 km	9.3
Tamworth	11.1 km	8.4
Coleshill	–	6.3
Birmingham	11.6 km	5.9
Balsall Common	15.1 km	4.7
Polesworth and Dordon	10.1 km	4.6
Solihull	14.8 km	2.5
Royal Sutton Coldfield	9.5 km	2.0
Atherstone	12.6 km	2.0
Streetly	13.6 km	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7